Hello and welcome to the second (I'm not going back and counting how many failed versions of this thread exist, sue me) edition of the Rarelyused Teambuilding Competition! The goal of this project is to observe and better understand how experienced RU players (hue) go about building their teams around...

ORAS Rarely Used Teambuilding Competition V4 [Week 4- Dragon Spam: Nomination]]]>50NP: RU Stage 10: Your Makeup is Terrible (Trevenant is now RU, Cobalion is now UU)Sun, 02 Aug 2015 18:06:34 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/np-ru-stage-10-your-makeup-is-terrible-trevenant-is-now-ru-cobalion-is-now-uu.3538971/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/np-ru-stage-10-your-makeup-is-terrible-trevenant-is-now-ru-cobalion-is-now-uu.3538971/atomicllamasatomicllamasReuniclus and Noivern this round. Reuniclus has been controversial for a decent period of time (at various points in XY and ORAS, and especially now that Doublade has left freeing it to use Focus Blast more commonly), and Noivern, while a...

NP: RU Stage 10: Your Makeup is Terrible (Trevenant is now RU, Cobalion is now UU)]]>160RU Viability Ranking Thread: Special Dragon EditionSun, 02 Aug 2015 17:32:20 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-viability-ranking-thread-special-dragon-edition.3538036/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-viability-ranking-thread-special-dragon-edition.3538036/MolkMolkArt Made by Bummer​
Welcome to the official RU Viability Rankings topic. In this thread, we as a community will rank every single usable Pokemon into ranks. In this thread, you're encouraged to post your thoughts and opinions on the various Pokemon that are usable in RU and what rank they should fall under. The general idea of the topic is to rank each RU pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order.

Note,...

RU Viability Ranking Thread: Special Dragon Edition]]>276ORAS RU Battle Of The Week 1: (Hilarious vs Double01)Sun, 02 Aug 2015 13:59:16 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-ru-battle-of-the-week-1-hilarious-vs-double01.3544938/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-ru-battle-of-the-week-1-hilarious-vs-double01.3544938/SpiritSpirit
Hello, and welcome to ORAS Battle of the Week! Every week, you, the community, will have the opportunity to create a matchup for everyone in the XY RU Forum to enjoy. Ever want to see a particular matchup? Make it happen right here!

What is this for?

This mainly is for the newcomers to ORAS RU so they can see some of the best minds in RU at work. However, the veterans also have something to prove...

The RU metagame is one of the most difficult metagames to build in. The goal of this thread is to ease team building for new players by giving team frameworks for each play style. The frameworks will be broken down by the type of Pokemon seen on the play style, threats, roles and sample teams. A new style will be discussed weekly.

Style of the Week: Balanced...​

Team Style Analysis]]>11ORAS RU Victim of the Week V2, with enthusiasm!! (Week 26: Offensive Defog Flygon )Fri, 31 Jul 2015 23:32:05 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-ru-victim-of-the-week-v2-with-enthusiasm-week-26-offensive-defog-flygon.3542580/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-ru-victim-of-the-week-v2-with-enthusiasm-week-26-offensive-defog-flygon.3542580/MrAldoMrAldoApproved by Arikado, taking over for him
Old thread: Here
OP stolen from Aragorn the King
Approved by llamas/molk
Banner by Bummer

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Every generation is different and the metagame is constantly changing....

Welcome to the RU Good Cores thread for ORAS, where you can discuss your favourite cores to use or the cores that you think will work really well. This is also the place where you can...

RU Cores for ORAS]]>55Ask a simple question get a simple answer: RU editionThu, 30 Jul 2015 10:30:16 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ask-a-simple-question-get-a-simple-answer-ru-edition.3506178/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ask-a-simple-question-get-a-simple-answer-ru-edition.3506178/MolkMolk
When posting in this thread, follow the following guidelines:

1. Your answers should contain at least a brief explanation, even if it was the simplest of questions.

yo. to counter balance the 'every brokemon is now in the tier', i decided this tour will instead look to bring a bit more balance to a tier. also i luv bw2 ru, hot meta (otherwise the tour name is a v.strong misnomer)

rules:

tier is bw2 ru, with minor changes that will be addressed in short order

All Pokemon are unable to function effectively without their checks and counters gone, which is where their teammates come in. These partners are capable of dismantling multiple Pokemon proving a threat to their teammates, providing...​

Lures are pokemon that are specifically designed to draw in their usual checks and counters, and then cripple or KO them in order to benefit another sweeper on your team. While lures are not particularly common on the ladder, due to the fact you can face an opponent multiple times in a short period of time, they are very common in tournament matches. Oftentimes in tournaments you...

ORAS RU Lures Compendium]]>6The Next Best Thing (Skuntank Noms)Sun, 12 Jul 2015 20:52:50 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/the-next-best-thing-skuntank-noms.3515229/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/the-next-best-thing-skuntank-noms.3515229/atomicllamasatomicllamasop stolen from Mazz I guessThe Next Best Thing...
What is this?:

I for one, along with many others I'm sure, feel as though there is some untapped power within the RU environment. There is substantial evidence for this idea in the form of one commonality for most tiers, RU included: there always seems to be one or more new-fangled, hyped up sets that weren't originally main-stay or seen as "viable" by the community, but somehow has taken the metagame by storm. This can be seen...

The idea of this thread is to provide a visual list...​ORAS RU Role Compendium]]>171RU ReplaysWed, 01 Jul 2015 19:54:16 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-replays.3516007/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-replays.3516007/LeerLeerApproved by Molk
Banner by Arhops

post your replays itt. serious or not, all are all allowed, however more interesting replays are preferred. discussion is allowed and encouraged.

no more archive in the op because these aren't exactly hard to search for, and this whole thread is an archive in itself so having another list in the op is redundant.​]]>147ORAS RU Victim of the Week (NEW THREAD: http://spo.ink/votw)Wed, 01 Jul 2015 01:15:36 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-ru-victim-of-the-week-new-thread-http-spo-ink-votw.3524343/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/oras-ru-victim-of-the-week-new-thread-http-spo-ink-votw.3524343/ArikadoArikadostolen from Aragorn the KingApproved by llamas/molkBanner by Bummer

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Every generation is different and the metagame is constantly changing. However there has always been and always will be threats. Whether they are defensive threats or offensive threats, every competent player should have a way to handle top-tier threats. That's where you guys come in! This...

Lower Tier Series]]>7RU Stage 10 Alt Identification ThreadFri, 05 Jun 2015 16:41:55 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-stage-10-alt-identification-thread.3539744/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-stage-10-alt-identification-thread.3539744/atomicllamasatomicllamas
This thread is here for the simple purposes of having everyone identify themselves for the upcoming Reuniclus / Noivern vote. As a reminder, you need to have more than 2800 COIL to vote in this test, so dont make a post here unless you've met these requirements already. Please provide a screenshot of your alt in HIDE TAGs as well as proof the alt belongs to you in the screenshot. The test isn't over yet, so you'll still have 5 more days to...

RU Stage 10 Alt Identification Thread]]>57NP: RU Stage 9: Hot Damn (Kingdra Quick Banned, see post #68)Fri, 22 May 2015 07:05:25 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/np-ru-stage-9-hot-damn-kingdra-quick-banned-see-post-68.3537443/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/np-ru-stage-9-hot-damn-kingdra-quick-banned-see-post-68.3537443/atomicllamasatomicllamasGeneral Metagame Discussion. The council will be keeping a close eye on the meta game in order to see if anything stands out as quick ban worthy, it is unlikely that anything will be banned for at least a week in order to give everyone an adequate amount of time to play the meta game. For now, sharing your knowledge of the (NEW) Metagame is a great way to get involved and help out...

And so, we have arrived. The RUPL 3 finals...well technically 2, since the 1st one was a bigger trainwreck than col49s team, haha....

Rarelyused Premier League FINALS [Won by the Erotic Explouds]]]>33Sample Teams for Entering the (ORAS) RU MetagameSat, 16 May 2015 05:58:14 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/sample-teams-for-entering-the-oras-ru-metagame.3523714/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/sample-teams-for-entering-the-oras-ru-metagame.3523714/ArikadoArikadoapproved by llamas
Credit to Prem for the OP which I have stolen a lot of from the LC thread (in turn i have stolen the OP from llamas)
Silvershadow234 is a cutie

Rarelyused Premier League Week 5]]>48NP: RU Stage 8: Jam (Turn It Up)Sun, 03 May 2015 15:36:05 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/np-ru-stage-8-jam-turn-it-up.3533095/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/np-ru-stage-8-jam-turn-it-up.3533095/MolkMolkNo Suspects. Instead this thread will be serving a new purpose as a General Metagame Discussion. Sharing your knowledge of the (NEW) Metagame is a great way to get involved and help out the community, and this new thread is just the place to do that. Some...

NP: RU Stage 8: Jam (Turn It Up)]]>105RU Viability Ranking: ORAS EditionSun, 03 May 2015 04:46:28 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-viability-ranking-oras-edition.3523627/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-viability-ranking-oras-edition.3523627/MolkMolkArt Made by Bummer
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Welcome to the official RU Viability Rankings topic. In this thread, we as a community will rank every single usable Pokemon into ranks. In this thread, you're encouraged to post your thoughts and opinions on the various Pokemon that are usable in RU and what rank they should fall under. The general idea of the topic is to rank each RU pokemon under "rankings" that go in descending order.

Rarelyused Premier League Week 1]]>83Post-SPL Set Dump - RU EditionMon, 30 Mar 2015 06:48:50 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/post-spl-set-dump-ru-edition.3533493/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/post-spl-set-dump-ru-edition.3533493/KotoriKotori
Shamelessly tagging everyone who played RU this season for more than one week:

credit to keiran for the banner and to my nigga rob x11 for the photoshop

Welcome to the #Rarelyused Premier League. After an fun and successful tournament last generation, we're giving it another go! This will be a team tournament where the best RU players will be duking it out and showcasing all of their...

RARELYUSED PREMIER LEAGUE II SIGNUPS]]>155#Rarelyused channel and RU resources, read if you're new to the tier!Sat, 21 Mar 2015 04:21:07 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/rarelyused-channel-and-ru-resources-read-if-youre-new-to-the-tier.3506181/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/rarelyused-channel-and-ru-resources-read-if-youre-new-to-the-tier.3506181/MolkMolkcome by the synirc channel#rarelyused for fun discussion and chatting with other people who are in to the meta! Simply click here: http://client01.chat.mibbit.com/?channel=#rarelyused&server=irc.synirc.net type in a username, and you're good to go!

The chat tends to have higher activity around 5-6 PM to 12-1 AM when people...

#Rarelyused channel and RU resources, read if you're new to the tier!]]>14NP: RU Stage 7: Of Moons, Birds, and Monsters (BOTH SUSPECTS BANNED, DISCUSSING NEW META)Sat, 21 Mar 2015 04:06:47 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/np-ru-stage-7-of-moons-birds-and-monsters-both-suspects-banned-discussing-new-meta.3529590/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/np-ru-stage-7-of-moons-birds-and-monsters-both-suspects-banned-discussing-new-meta.3529590/MolkMolkPangoro and Moltres this round. Both of these Pokemon have been controversial for a decent period of time (Pangoro since after the initial ORAS quickbans, Moltres...

As i assume a lot of you have noticed, SilentVerse really hasn't been the most active as of late, to the point that i actually started to get a bit concerned about his activity, so i tried to get into contact with him to try and talk about it. After a few failed attempts of getting into contact with him, i was finally able to get to talk to him, and he...

Welcome to the Theorymon Project of 6th gen's RU. Here, every few days, we will be discussing a list of 4 Pokemon, all of which will have little to zero viability in RU, and all of which have an additional move / ability / typing that they didn’t originally have. After...

Hello and welcome to the second (I'm not going back and counting how many failed versions of this thread exist, sue me) edition of the Rarelyused Teambuilding Competition! The goal of this project is to observe and better understand how experienced RU players (hue) go about building their teams around a...

Don't Use That, Use ThisOriginal thread in BW RU by DittoCrow
OP stolen from no one because I'm not lazy like everyone
else who makes these forum projects n_nLogo by anundeadboy
​The RU ladder is a strange, strange place. It is filled to the brim with players using bad, outclassed, or flat-out unviable sets...

Don't Use That, Use This (V2)]]>72RU Stage 7: Alt identification threadFri, 27 Feb 2015 05:10:23 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-stage-7-alt-identification-thread.3530241/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-stage-7-alt-identification-thread.3530241/MolkMolk
This thread is here for the simple purposes of having everyone identify themselves for the upcoming Pangoro/Moltres vote. As a reminder, you need to have more than 2400 COIL to vote in this test, so dont make a post here unless you've met these requirements already. Please provide a screenshot of your alt in HIDE TAGs as well as proof the alt belongs to you in the screenshot. The test isn't over yet, so you'll still have 6-7 more days to qualify...

-Standard Tour rules
-Bo1
-Your team must have one S rank, one A rank, one B rank, one C rank, one D rank, and one E rank/unranked Pokemon. Keep in mind that any additive still means it's in a given rank (ie for C rank, you can use anything in C+, C, or C-) for the pokemon. This will comprise your team (which you can find here:...

NP: RU Stage 6: Heavy Metal and Reflective (ALL 3 SUSPECTS BANNED, DISCUSSING POST BANS META NOW)]]>263RU Stage 6: Alt Identification ThreadFri, 30 Jan 2015 18:21:10 +0000http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-stage-6-alt-identification-thread.3527852/
http://www.smogon.com/forums/threads/ru-stage-6-alt-identification-thread.3527852/atomicllamasatomicllamas2400 COIL to vote in this test, so dont make a post here unless you've met these requirements already. Please provide a screenshot of your alt in HIDE TAGs as well as proof the alt belongs to you in the screenshot. The test isn't over yet, so you'll still have 6-7 more days to qualify and vote if you cant...